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Music theory

Understand how music works: notes, rhythm, scales, chords and harmony, with interactive exercises to train your ear.

28 free sites · 19 in English.

1. musictheory.net Multilingual musictheory.net

   Interactive lessons and exercises.

   For: General public

2. teoria.com Multilingual teoria.com

   Theory tutorials and ear training.

   For: General public

3. Learning Music (Ableton) English learningmusic.ableton.com

   Learn rhythm, melody and harmony in the browser.

   For: General public

4. Learning Synths (Ableton) English learningsynths.ableton.com

   How synthesizers and sound work.

   For: General public

5. Musicca English musicca.com

   Exercises, tools and theory lessons.

   For: General public

6. Tonedear English tonedear.com

   Free ear training.

   For: General public

7. Open Music Theory English viva.pressbooks.pub

   Open college music theory textbook.

   For: General public

8. Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom English musictheory.pugetsound.edu

   Free theory textbook.

   For: General public

9. Dolmetsch – Music theory English dolmetsch.com

   Comprehensive reference of theory and terminology.

   For: General public

10. Sonic Pi Multilingual sonic-pi.net

    Learn music and rhythm by coding; free and open source.

    For: General public

11. MIT OCW – Harmony and Counterpoint I English ocw.mit.edu

    MIT harmony course.

    For: College

12. Open Yale – Listening to Music English oyc.yale.edu

    Yale’s music appreciation course.

    For: CollegeGeneral public

13. Berklee Online – Take Note English online.berklee.edu

    Free articles and lessons from Berklee.

    For: General public

14. Wikipedia – Music theory English en.wikipedia.org

    Overview with links to every concept.

    For: General public

15. 12tone (YouTube) English youtube.com

    Illustrated music theory analysis.

    For: General public

16. Adam Neely (YouTube) English youtube.com

    Music theory and culture.

    For: General public

17. Chrome Music Lab Multilingual musiclab.chromeexperiments.com

    Hands-on experiments to explore music.

    For: Elementary schoolMiddle & high schoolGeneral public

18. MuseScore Multilingual musescore.org

    Free notation software for writing scores.

    For: General public

19. IMSLP – Petrucci Music Library Multilingual imslp.org

    Public-domain sheet music.

    For: General public

20. Mutopia Project English mutopiaproject.org

    Free classical sheet music.

    For: General public

21. Toby Rush – Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People English tobyrush.com

    Free illustrated theory sheets.

    For: General public

22. Signals Music Studio (YouTube) English youtube.com

    Theory for guitar and songwriting.

    For: General public

23. David Bennett Piano (YouTube) English youtube.com

    Theory through famous songs.

    For: General public

24. Rick Beato (YouTube) English youtube.com

    Harmony, ear training and song analysis.

    For: General public

25. Music Stack Exchange English music.stackexchange.com

    Ask and answer music theory questions.

    For: General public

26. LilyPond Multilingual lilypond.org

    Free, open-source music engraving.

    For: General public

27. LMMS Multilingual lmms.io

    Free, open-source music production software.

    For: General public

28. Audacity Multilingual audacityteam.org

    Free, open-source audio editor.

    For: General public